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4.04.10

I had an amazing time on the road with Xiu Xiu, Girl in a Coma, and Tune-Yards. Thanks to everyone who came to the shows. Here's a live video that Chris Habib shot and edited from my performance at The Cavern in Dallas, TX.


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3.04.10

Tomorrow I'm flying to Atlanta to begin my tour supporting Xiu Xiu. Check out my shows page to see if we're playing in your city! Following my last show on tour, I'm performing in L.A. with the lovely Carla Bozulich at Machine Project.

While I'm on tour, I'm suspending all mail order through my site. When I return to NY in April, I'll update my stock and resume taking orders. Sorry for the inconvenience.

If you're going to be in L.A. tomorrow, check out the CEAIT Festival at REDCAT. A selection of my short films will accompany Carla Bozulich's performance. Read more about the festival and purchase tickets here.

Hope to see some of you on the road!
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2.25.10

I'm excited to announce the release of my first 7" record. FTAM has pressed 200 copies of the Noveller Wolf 7". It will be available at the upcoming Noveller tour dates with Xiu Xiu while supplies last.

I've also been working with Carla Bozulich on an improvised duo release for No Fun Productions. We performed together at The Stone last Friday. Hopefully I'll post a recording of the set on the site soon.

Tomorrow, I'm performing at Bruar Falls in Brooklyn. It's your last chance to catch me before I leave for tour!
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2.12.10

Below is a video from my performance at P.S.1 last Saturday. A big thank you to Chris Habib (visitordesign.com) who shot and edited the footage. The piece I'm performing is titled "Bleached Beach" and the film projections are a 16mm handpainted loop that I created for the performance.

Also, Dave Miller from Foxy Digitalis interviewed me for their site. Read the feature here.

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2.07.10

I'm playing this week's Saturday Session at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in Long Island City , Queens. Bryan Zanisnik and CHERYL also perform. The program runs from 4-6pm, and the Noveller performance will start around 4:30pm. Visit http://ps1.org for more information.
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1.15.10

Thanks to everyone who came out to Issue Project Room last night. Tonight's show at Monster Island Basement should be an amazing time as well. U.S. Girls have been added to the line-up. My set begins at 9:30pm, so get there early!
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1.08.10

I'm excited to announce that I'll be opening several dates on Xiu Xiu's U.S. tour in March! All dates are listed on my shows page.
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1.04.10

Happy New Year! I have some great shows coming up this month. Check out my shows page for more info. Also, I'll be announcing some U.S. tourdates soon.
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12.03.09

Noveller Cat t-shirts are available now in Men's sizes. Click here to order yours!
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11.21.09

I am back in Brooklyn after having had an amazing time opening for the Jesus Lizard. Thanks to NY, Philly, and D.C. for being awesome audiences, and a HUGE thank you to the band for having me along.

Tomorrow, I am playing a show in Brooklyn with Aidan Baker, Picastro, and Colorguard. Aidan and I just released a split LP titled Colourful Disturbances which is available for order now! Click here to get your copy.
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11.04.09

Tiny Mix Tapes posted an excellent review of Red Rainbows on their site today and awarded the record 4 out of 5 stars. Read the full review here.

This Thursday is opening night for Nancy Garcia's 'I Need More' at The Kitchen in NYC. I will be playing guitar in the program, performing three tracks off of Nancy's solo record Be The Climb (Ecstatic Peace!) and an improvised duet with Nancy. The program runs until November 7th and tickets are available here.

Below is an amazing video that Chris Habib (visitordesign.com) shot of my performance at Don Pedro's for Impose Magazine's CMJ party. The piece I'm playing is a new track titled "Redgrave" that will appear on an upcoming 7" release on FTAM.

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10.13.09

Tune in to WNYU 89.1 FM this Thursday at 5pm to hear me play a live set on The New Afternoon Show. If you're outside the New York area, you can stream the broadcast online here.
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10.09.09

Last night's event on the rooftop of the X Initiative was a massive success! Special thanks to Justin Monsen of Manhattan New Music Project and to Zemi 17 and his GamelaTron.

Here is some updated information about my screening at the 12th Kyoto International Student Film& Video Festival in Japan. My film "Interior Variations" screens in the B program on November 23rd at 7:30pm. The program is as follows:

Yonesaku Kobayashi
"Life is Born", "Lubricating Oil", "Marine Snow-The Origin of Oil"

Hiroshi Yamazaki "Heliography"

Yuiko Matsuyama "Flower"

Stan Brakhage "Commingled Containers"

Sarah lipstate "Interior Variations"

Takashi Makino "still in cosmos"
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10.06.09

This Thursday is my performance on the rooftop of the X Initiative in Chelsea with GamelaTron, the first and only fully robotic Gamelon orchestra! The event is being presented by the Manhattan New Music Project and X Initiative.

I recently spoke with Adam Schatz, the founder and managing editor of SearchAndRestore, about how I compose music for Noveller and what is was like playing with The Jesus Lizard in Stockholm. Read the full interview here on Sequenza21.com.

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09.02.09

Tomorrow I leave for some west coast dates with Cold Cave. I'll return to New York next week for a date at the Cakeshop with my friends Gowns, and then head off to Scandinavia for No Fun Fest Sweden!

Also, I'm excited to announce that I am supporting The Jesus Lizard for some dates in November. Please check out my shows page for more information.

My short film Interior Variations will screen at the12th Kyoto International Student Film& Video Festival on November 23rd in Kyoto, Japan. The title of the program is 'Beyond the border~Scientific films and art films'. Screening begins at 5pm.

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08.29.09

Thank you to everyone who came to Bruar Falls last night to celebrate the release of Red Rainbows! Order your copy of the CD now by clicking here.

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08.26.09

I'm very excited to announce that I've joined Cold Cave as their new guitarist! We are playing a handful of California dates the first week in September including a performance at FYF Fest in Los Angeles. Look for some NY dates soon. Click here for more Cold Cave news and show info.

Also, Time Out NY wrote a great concert preview for Friday's record release show. Click here to read the article and stream Red Rainbows!

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08.22.09

Impose Magazine posted an interview with me on their site. Click here for the full post.

The record release show for Red Rainbows is coming up this Friday at Bruar Falls. Get there early for Talk Normal, Ducktails, and Burning Star Core!

Divorce Records is releasing a Noveller/ Aidan Baker split LP this fall. Check back soon for more details.
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07.17.09

Click here to read my interview with Tom Tom Magazine. The magazine usually exclusively features female percussionists, so I'm honored that they chose to speak with me about my music. Thanks to Vicki Simon, Mindy Abovitz, and Aaron Wojack!

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07.13.09

Berlin's Hair Entertainment posted an interview I gave before my show at White Rabbit -GdK in June. Read the full article here. Thanks to Peter and Omer!

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07.10.09

After a year and a half of playing together, Parts & Labor and I have decided to part ways. I will focus my full attention on recording and performing as Noveller and producing new film work. The guys in Parts & Labor are some of the most hard-working musicians I’ve encountered, and I know that they will continue to make music that is compelling and important. Touring and making music with them has been an invaluable experience, and I wish them continued success!

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07.08.09

Tickets are still available for the Women of NY Cinema screening this Saturday at the 92Y Tribeca. The screening is part of the NY Eye + Ear festival and features a selection of my short films, as well as work by Liz Wendelbo and Rachel Blackwell.

The official release date for my new CD, Red Rainbows, is September 1st.

Press release:

Debut CD from Brooklyn musician and film maker Sarah Lipstate. Red Rainbows is full of growing tonal drones that evoke visions of menacing multicolored skies alongside tracks full of beautiful minimalist structures that shoot straight for the heart. Sarah uses double-neck guitar and various electronics to create breathtaking atmospheres with an intensity that works on both a cognitive and emotional level. These tracks are either really beautiful or really dirty when the time is right, which is the key here. Sarah knows what she is doing and when to do it. This is an essential initial document from one of the new artists bending abstract sound into meaningful structures. Includes a collaboration with Carlos Giffoni. This is an enhanced CD and includes the short film “Interior Variations”. Artwork by Caroline Contillo.

Track list:
1. Rainbows
2. Brilliant Colors
3. St. Powers
4. Tunnels
5. Bends

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05.28.09

Tonight I'm playing a solo show and with Parts & Labor at Union Pool in Brooklyn. The show is a benefit for the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls.

Tomorrow I'm leaving for Germany for a week of shows with Parts & Labor and three solo shows. I'm very excited to announce that Maja Ratkje will also play the show in Oslo on June 16th!

I will have a new DVD for sale at these shows titled SIX SHORT FILMS by Sarah Lipstate. A selection of my films will screen at the shows in Berlin on the 11th and Oslo.

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05.13.09

NY Press published an article/interview about my upcoming performance at No Fun Fest and the Infinite Sound and Image film screening at the New Museum. Read the article online here.

Also, I've added new dates in Berlin and Oslo. The performances on the 11th and 16th include a screening of a selection of my short films.

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05.02.09

New shows added for May and June. Check out the press section for new reviews of Paint on the Shadows.

Next week, I'm heading to the UK with Parts & Labor for a show in London and a performance at ATP Fest in Minehead.

Also, day passes are still available for the night of my performance at No Fun Fest.

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04.21.09

If you want to come see me play with Rhys Chatham at the Met but can't afford the $40 ticket price, here's how you can get discounted $25 student/artist tickets:

Order online and register or sign in with the source code: college.
http://www.metmuseum.org/tickets/calendar/view.asp?id=2623

For WNYC, mention that you heard Rhys Chatham and Robert Longo on the radio and they will give you the discount by calling 212-570-3949, mention the same at the box office or call for the discount code for online ordering.

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04.13.09

My new LP Paint on the Shadows (No Fun Productions) is now available for mailorder! Please visit the records section of the site to order via paypal. The release is limited to 350 copies, so get yours before they run out!

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03.31.09

On Sunday, April 19th, I am performing a live soundtrack to a selection of my short films at The Bell House in Brooklyn as part of Cinema Sixteen. Julianna Barwick will also perform live to films by Kenneth Anger and Joel Schlemowitz. This is an early event. Doors open at 6pm and I play at 7pm. Tickets are $10 and there will be complimentary Red Stripe beer.

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03.10.09

I am showing a new short film titled Interior Variations at the New Museum on May 16th as part of No Fun 2009: Infinite Sound and Image.

"In its sixth year, the No Fun Festival has emerged as one of the most unique and vital festivals for experimental music worldwide. Curated by No Fun organizer and label head Carlos Giffoni, this special screening will present moving image work by a selection of artists performing in the 2009 festival.

Jim O'Rourke and filmmaker Makino Takashi collaborate on The Seasons iPhone Accessories UK, a dense abstract film that fluctuates in tandem with O'Rourke's dramatic and resonant score. Robert Beatty (of Hair Police and Three Legged Race) will provide a live soundtrack to artist Takeshi Murata's hypnotic videos and animations. Experimental filmmaker and sound artist Sarah Lipstate (of Noveller) presents Interior Variations, a collage of 16mm hand-painted film, black and white super 8mm, and found footage, which will be accompanied by a new Noveller composition titled "Telecine". Dominick Fernow/Prurient will screen spins the worlds wheel again a short film inspired by his 180 page hardcover book of collages Rose Pillar on Heartworm Press which deals directly with mortality within the family structure. Sound artist/composer C. Spencer Yeh (of Burning Star Core), known for his arrangements that draw on both aural and physical experience, will premiere a new work using voice as its central component. Megan Ellis and Carlos Giffoni will also showcase a new piece, created specifically for this show, which will pair minimalist visuals with an evolving electronic sound score."

This event is part of Rhizome's New Silent Series at the New Museum
http://rhizome.org
http://www.newmuseum.org/event_series/new_silent

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03.02.09

This Wednesday, March 4th, is opening night for Armitage Gone! Dance: Think Punk! at The Kitchen. Celebrating 30 years of her choreography, the program features a world premiere and three of Karole Armitage's classic works. I will be playing guitar in the piece Drastic-Classicism featuring choreography by Karole Armitage and music by Rhys Chatham. The program runs from March 4th-14th. Tickets are available here.

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01.18.09

My solo LP is almost finished. Tenatively titled Paint on the Shadows, the LP will come out on No Fun Productions in time for this year's No Fun Fest. I will be opening the festival, performing on Friday, May 15th at 7pm. The festival also includes performances by Merzbow, Bastard Noise, Sonic Youth, Carlos Giffoni, Bardo Pond, and many more.
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12.04.08

Today I am flying to France to perform at the Un Son Par Là (Music of Today) Festival in Nîmes. The performance takes place at the museum Carré d’Art on Saturday, December 6th at 11pm.

Also, I will be playing at La Superette this year in NYC on December 14th. La Superette is an art, music, and shopping event held each holiday season where artists sell functional and affordable art. This year the event takes place at South Street Seaport. I play at 5pm.

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9.23.08

My short film Memory Scars will screen in New York next month as part of the Reel Venus Film Festival. Memory Scars is in the Saturday program hosted in the Maya Deren Theater at Anthology Film Archives. Here is some more info about the festival and the program:

"Reel Venus Film Festival is a three day event which was created and launched in 2003 to showcase an eclectic body of current alternative and mainstream, film and video shorts, 30 minutes or less in length, directed by emerging and established women directors, video and multimedia artists from the United States and abroad, whose work pushes traditional boundaries in storytelling methods that inspire, entertain, excite, inform and provoke its audiences with challenging topics, themes and images."

Saturday, October 4, 2008 ­ 9:00 PM
Dreams, Wishes & Parallel Worlds
Explores life above and below ground and sweet surrender to surreal comforts of buoyancy, fear and truth deep within our psyches, dreams and calculating minds

Dreams | Yeon Jin Kim
Memory Scars | Sarah Lipstate
Pupas and Ouroboros | Naury Joaquin
Cave Construct | Joy Whalen
Mathematically Infallible Happiness | Aki Torii
Sally Takes the Lead | Christen Smith
The Last Martini | Vickie Mendoza
The Pianist | Joy Marie Smith
The Lightness of Being | Alinka Echeverria
City of Cranes | Eva Weber

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9.22.08

New shows are up for October. This past Thursday, I played in Duane Pitre's ensemble for an art auction benefit for Brooklyn's Issue Project Room. We performed his composition Origin for 7 bowed guitars. It was a lot of fun and benefitted a great performance space.

Next month I will be playing the free103point9 Radio Festival. Here's a excerpt about the festival from their site:

"free103point9 presents a fall festival of radio art and experimentation presented during three nights and one afternoon featuring radio theater, poetics, presentations, and noise with live video web streams."

Radio Noise
Saturday, October 18, 8 p.m., $7-10 sliding scale.

Neg-Fi: Minimalist metalloid duets played with severely detuned guitars and walkie talkies.

Noveller: Utilizing the pick-ups on her double-necked guitar, Noveller will explore the interaction between the stringed instrument and several electronic devices, including a hand-held radio, a tape player, and ebows.

Tom Roe: Performs with walkie-talkies, scanners, FM radios, and other receivers and transmitters, to craft noisescapes that sample pop culture.

Twisty Cat: Ed Bear + Lea Bertucci + Tianna Kennedy

http://www.ontological.com/

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8.14.08

I've added some upcoming show listings to the shows page for August and September. More will likely be added soon.

Tomorrow, I'll be joining an ensemble of 199 other guitarists performing Rhys Chatham's new arrangement of A Crimson GraiI for 200 Electric Guitars. The Wordless Music Series is presenting the piece at Lincoln Center's Damorosch Park alongside performances by Beata Viscera and Manuel Göttsching. The event is free and open to the public and begins at 7pm.

Also, I've received the last batch of This Heat WIll Melt the Earth tapes. If you'd like a copy, you can purchase one directly from me via the releases page, or pick one up at the Baked Tapes show on next Friday, the 22nd.

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6.26.08

This weekend, I'm leaving for tour with Parts & Labor. If we're playing near you, please come out and say hello! Here are the dates:

July 4 Nurnberg, Germany @ K4
July 5 Wurzburg, Germany @ Cairo
July 6 Prague, Czech Republic @ 007 Staho
July 7 Munchen, Germany @ Sunny at Feierwerk
July 8 Berlin, Germany @ Festsaal
July 9 Hamburg, Germany @ Hafenklang
July 10 Dortmond, Germany @ FZW
July 11 Utrecht, Netherlands @ Ekko
July 12 Manchester, UK @ Islington Mill
July 13 Birmingham, UK @ Supersonic Festival
July 14 London, UK @ Corsica Studios
July 15 Leeds, UK @ Faversham
July 16 Paris, France @ Maroquineire
July 17 Mannheim, Germany @ Alte Feurwache
July 19 Coney Island, NY @ Siren Festival
July 20 Baltimore, MD @ Whartscape Festival

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6.18.08

This Saturday, I will be performing at After the Jump Fest in Brooklyn. The festival starts at noon, with several stages at both Galapagos and Music Hall of Williamsburg. I will perform at 3pm on the Galapagos Stage. The festival is free! Check my shows page for details.

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5.01.08

This month, Baked Tapes is releasing my new cassette titled This Heat Will Melt The Earth. A limited number will be available at my performance this Saturday at The Abrons Arts Center. The release features five never-before-released tracks, and brilliant artwork by Caroline Contillo. Special thanks to Caroline, and Jesse at Baked Tapes for their hard work on this release.

Also, a new Noveller track, "Brilliant Colors," is featured on a 3xCD box set titled Ladyz in Noyz, which is out now on Spleencoffin. The first edition (limited to 50 copies) comes with a handmade cassette and a fashionable button in addition to the already amazing CDs and zine. This compilation of 36 female noisicians comes packaged in a laboriously hand-screenprinted chipboard box and is available now directly from Spleencoffin.com.

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4.15.08

Next month, I will be performing as part of the Underground at the Abrons performance series at the Abrons Arts Center Henry Street Settlement in the Lower East Side. Joining me is David Suss who performs under the name Millions. Please visit the shows page for more info. Tickets are available for purchase here.

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3 .04.08

I'm excited to announce that I am hitting the road as the new guitarist in Parts & Labor! We're headed down to SXSW and playing a ton of other cities along the way. Here are the dates. See you on the road!

Mar 3 2008 Danger Danger Gallery w/ Ecstatic Sunshine - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 4 2008 Floristree Space w/ Ecstatic Sunshine - Balitmore, Maryland
Mar 5 2008 Local 506 w/ Ecstatic Sunshine - Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mar 6 2008 Bottle Tree w/ Ecstatic Sunshine - Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 7 2008 Sluggo's w/ Ecstatic Sunshine - Pensacola, Florida
Mar 8 2008 Four Winds Cafe - Sarasota, Florida
Mar 10 2008 Jack Rabbit Lounge w/ Ecstatic Sunshine - Shreveport, Louisiana
Mar 11 2008 The Mink w/ Ecstatic Sunshine - Houston, Texas
Mar 12 2008 Cardboard Records SXSW Showcase @ Habana Calle 6 Austin, Texas
Mar 13 2008 Jagjaguwar SXSW Showcase - Austin, Texas
Mar 16 2008 Double Wide w/ Pterodactyl - Dallas, Texas
Mar 17 2008 Conservatory w/ Pterodactyl - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 18 2008 Lemp Arts Center w/Pterodactyl - St Louis, Missouri
Mar 19 2008 AV-aerie w/ Pterodactyl - Chicago, Illinois
Mar 20 2008 Melody Inn w/Pterodactyl - Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 21 2008 Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland w/ Pterodactyl - Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 22 2008 Gooski's w/Pterodactyl - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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1.07.08

Happy New Year! The first Noveller show of 2008 is this Friday at Eat Records. I will be performing with Duane Pitre as part of the Eat Records "Eat Local" series. The event will be video broadcasted live on free103point9.org and there will also be dinner specials made with local vegetables and other tasty eats. Visit the shows page for more info.

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12.16.07

The Mandorla Autumn Tunes Net Collection Vol. 2 is now available for free download at the Mandorla web site. The compilation features tracks by Maria Castro, The Upside Down-Me, Tone Blues, Stefano Tedesco, La Doctora, Corazon & Urkuma, Ryuta Kawabata, Anders Dahl & Christian Munthe, Ernesto Diaz, Infante, Arthur Henry Fork, Fax, Dennis Moser, Learn Artist, ing, Hidekazu Wakabayshi, Strechandrelax, and Pauline Oliveros featuring lone.

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11.09.07

A new Noveller track titled "Glittering" will be featured on the upcoming Mandorla compilation alongside artists such as Pauline Oliveros. The compilation will be available for free download from the Mandorla Label web site.

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10.30.07

I have posted an mp3 of my performance at the Sonic Circuits festival as a free download for your listening pleasure. Thank you to Steve Sanford for the recording.
Noveller - Live at Sonic Circuits 2007 [mp3]

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10.10.07

I will be performing this Saturday at The Schoolhouse in Brooklyn. Visit the shows page for details. More dates coming soon.

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10.02.07

Intangible Arts posted a review of several performances from the Sonic Circuits festival this year. Read what he had to say about the Noveller set and others here.

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9.27.07

Nate Dorr at Impose Magazine reviewed the Goodbye Blue Monday show with The Paranoid Critical Revolution and Nosebleed Island in the current issue. He has some nice things to say about the venue and the show. Click here to read the article online.

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9.18.07

I added the Mandorla Autumn Tunes Net-
Compilation to the records page. It features the
Noveller track "Tablet II" and is available to download for free from the Mandorla site.

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9.15.07

The press section of the site is now up.
It features interviews with several magazines about my music and films, and some CD reviews.

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9.13.07

Welcome to the new Noveller site.
I will be adding content and making updates to the news and shows sections frequently so please check back often. Visit the records section of the site for the newest Noveller compilation releases and check out the shows section to see where I will be playing this month.

Also -- The August podcast from the Institute of Contemporary Arts features music
by Growing, Raccoo-oo-oon, Noveller, Adam Asnan, Sculpture, and a discussion on musique concrete. You can download the podcast here.